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The following description of the film is from the U.S. Air Force Motion Picture Film Depository index card:

6 Reels, 35mm, color, sound, edited, 5600 feet, quality: Good (Basic: Orig color)

Coverage of simulated war plan action, in the event of an attack, which was executed at the Operation Control Roomm, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, and at the underground control room (location SECRET), by Strategic Air Command. Footage includes pilots and ground crewmen scrambling; pilots boarding aircraft; B-47's, B-52's, and B-58's taxiing, taking off, maneuvering, and landing; and a KC-135 refueling a B-52. Also included are scenes of the launching of the Bull Goose, Rascal, Snark, and Thor missiles.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Producer: U.S. Air Force. Air Photographic and Charting Service
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Strategic Air Commmand; SAC; war plan; air force; airborne alert; nuclear war; nuclear history; national security archive
Contact Information: William Burr, National Security Archive - 202/994-7000

Creative Commons license: Attribution 3.0

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Reviewer: krylon - - June 14, 2011
Subject: Scary
This is easily the scariest movie I've ever seen. All those so-called "horror" movies fade in comparison.
It is hard to believe how close the Cold War got to getting really, really, Hot.